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Revolutions in Europe and forensics in history.

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Science fiction and dancing in history.

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The ruins of 11th-century Corfe Castle in Dorset, England

Which century saw the most change?.

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Did the Great War kill God?

The Berlin Wall and the return of Charles II.

An ancient Greek gold coin

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The Gunpowder Plot and the First World War.

5 things beards tell us about history.

A brief history of tattoos.

7 maps that changed history.